Saturday, Sunday and Monday brought the spectacle of frost and sunshine, glorious weather for early November. Just how it should be. So in the morning, the Mossie was white and the horses are gathered waiting for me to feed them as HO was off on a shoot. Their water had a thin sheen of ice on but it wasn't a deep frost.
Luckily as it was an outdoors weekend. Our friends who'd arrived Friday eve (and we were up until 1am which is outrageous for me!) had decided on a mountain bike ride so we declined that invitation. Neither had been on our mountain bikes for 9 years since having the farm and these friends are super fit!
I did get out for 6 mile bike ride which was stunning but nowhere near the 20 miles they'd planned.
The Ceidli that night was fun with lots of men in kilts...I like a man in a kilt with the lovely laced peasant shirt and thick white socks with laced shoes. They can dance too, in fact everyone can, that's the whole point about a cieldhi...only Ralph couldn't stop sneezing so went home after the dinner. Shame. I danced until 1am.
The next day we set off up at Corbett which is a mountain over 2000feet but under 3000feet which is a Monroe. Our friends have done all the Monroes, even their 18 year old son has done them (for his DoE Gold Award) so are now on the Corbetts.
The hill was like the dark Peak, indistinct top, acres of moor, cloughs and soft wet peat, luckily frozen over. The redeeming feature is the view...a panoramic 360degree view of mountains. My photographs do it no justice whatsoever.
Exhausted by all the (2) late nights and frantic activity, I went to bed at 10am last night...woke to ride Rogan with HO this morning in more sunshine. What a life!! Can it be any better?
Ralph nearly stopped sneezing.
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